title: Handling request for non-disclosure of clinical information in paediatrics.
abstract: Non-disclosure in Paediatric Practice is a controversial issue. There was a time when the care of children was solely the responsibility of parents and any decision with respect to treatment or non-treatment would have been the joint responsibility of the parents and of the attending medical professionals. This practice, viewed as adopting a more paternalistic approach, has been challenged in many parts of the world. In essence what is being challenged is the notion that the sole responsibility of decision-making rests with parents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Development, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore. Lim.Sok.Bee@kkh.com.sg
authors.forename: Sok Bee
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D003657:Decision Making; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000941:ethics; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000941:ethics*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D014342:Truth Disclosure / Q000941:ethics*